Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) - Soil And Groundwater Information

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Prefabricated Vertical Drains to dissipate excess pore pressures during Dynamic Compaction of Clayey Sands with 30-45% Fines Content

ABSTRACT: A proposed Electric Vehicle (EV) assembling facility, located in the Eastern Seaboard of Thailand, required soil improvement to enhance the mechanical properties of the clayey sands (SC). Albeit not the ideal soils for energy densification, Dynamic Compaction (DC) + Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVD's) were chosen as the most suitable Soil Improvement technique to increase the strength ...

The differences between SPT and CPT for soil investigation

Introduction While in certain parts of the world Standard Penetration Testing (SPT) is the most widely used geotechnical soil investigation method, it has drawbacks. Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) is ...

The Effects of Polypropylene Fibers and Geogrid Reinforcement on Expansive Subgrade Strength

In this study, we investigate the potential of using polypropylene fibers and geogrid reinforcement to improve the strength of expansive subgrades. We conducted a systematic experiment to examine the effects of different proportions of these ...

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CPT Crawler Truck

The CPT crawler-truck is a CPT penetrometer rig based on a truck-chassis provided with a crawler undercarriage. The crawler-truck has been designed to execute soil mechanical research based on static Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) techniques in an efficient manner. By means of the penetrometer pusher, installed in the centre of gravity of the CPT crawler-truck, either an electrical or mechanical ...